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hit
[hit]
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to.
Hit the nail with the hammer.
to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like.
The car hit the tree.
to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking.
Did the bullet hit him?
to succeed in striking.
With his final shot he hit the mark.
Baseball.
to make (a base hit).
He hit a single and a home run.
bat.
to drive or propel by a stroke.
to hit a ball onto the green.
to have a marked effect or influence on; affect severely.
We were all hit by the change in management.
to assail effectively and sharply (often followed byout ).
The speech hits out at warmongering.
to request or demand of.
He hit me for a loan.
to reach or attain (a specified level or amount).
Prices are expected to hit a new low.
The new train can hit 100 miles per hour.
to be published in or released to; appear in.
When will this report hit the papers?
What will happen when the story hits the front page?
to land on, arrive in, or go to: When does Harry hit town?
The troops hit the beach at 0800.
When does Harry hit town?
I’ve got plans to hit the club with my girls tonight.
to give (someone) another playing card, drink, portion, etc..
If the dealer hits me with an ace, I'll win the hand.
Bartender, hit me again.
to come or light upon; meet with; find.
to hit the right answer.
to agree with; suit exactly.
I'm sure this purple shirt will hit Alfred's fancy.
to solve or guess correctly; come upon the right answer or solution.
You've hit it!
to succeed in representing or producing exactly.
to hit a likeness in a portrait.
Informal., to begin to travel on.
Let's hit the road.
What time should we hit the trail?
verb (used without object)
to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows.
The armies hit at dawn.
to come into collision (often followed by against, on, orupon ).
The door hit against the wall.
(of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite a mixture of air and fuel as intended.
This jalopy is hitting on all cylinders.
to come or light (usually followed by upon oron ).
to hit on a new way.
noun
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
a stroke that reaches an object; blow.
a stroke of satire, censure, etc..
a hit at complacency.
Baseball., base hit.
Backgammon.
a game won by a player after the opponent has thrown off one or more men from the board.
any winning game.
a successful stroke, performance, or production; success.
The play is a hit.
Slang., a dose of a narcotic drug.
Digital Technology.
(in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data, as in a database or on the internet.
When I search for my name, I get lots of hits.
an instance of accessing a website.
Slang., a killing, murder, or assassination, especially one carried out by criminal prearrangements.
verb phrase
hit out
to deal a blow aimlessly.
a child hitting out in anger and frustration.
to make a violent verbal attack.
Critics hit out at the administration's new energy policy.
hit off
to represent or describe precisely or aptly.
In his new book he hits off the American temperament with amazing insight.
to imitate, especially in order to satirize.
hit up
to ask to borrow money from.
He hit me up for ten bucks.
to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.
hit on, to make a sexual advance to.
guys who hit on girls at social events.
hit
/ hɪt /
verb
(also intr) to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike
the man hit the child
to come into violent contact with
the car hit the tree
to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc
to hit a target
to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump
I hit my arm on the table
to propel or cause to move by striking
to hit a ball
cricket to score (runs)
to affect (a person, place, or thing) suddenly or adversely
his illness hit his wife very hard
to become suddenly apparent to (a person)
the reason for his behaviour hit me and made the whole episode clear
to achieve or reach
to hit the jackpot
unemployment hit a new high
to experience or encounter
I've hit a slight snag here
slang, to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy )
to guess correctly or find out by accident
you have hit the answer
informal, to set out on (a road, path, etc)
let's hit the road
informal, to arrive or appear in
he will hit town tomorrow night
informal, to demand or request from
he hit me for a pound
slang, to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol)
to hit the bottle
slang, music start playing
slang, to have sexual intercourse
slang, to go to bed
to be completely taken by surprise
noun
an impact or collision
a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
an apt, witty, or telling remark
informal
a person or thing that gains wide appeal
she's a hit with everyone
( as modifier )
a hit record
informal, a stroke of luck
slang
a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry
( as modifier )
a hit squad
slang, a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
computing a single visit to a website
informal, to make a favourable impression on
Other Word Forms
- hitless adjective
- hittable adjective
- hitter noun
- nonhit noun
- outhit verb (used with object) outhit, outhitting
- self-hitting adjective
- unhit adjective
- unhittable adjective
- well-hit adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hit1
Idioms and Phrases
hit the bottle, bottle.
hit the high spots,
to go out on the town; go nightclubbing.
We'll hit the high spots when you come to town.
to do something in a quick or casual manner, paying attention to only the most important or obvious facets or items.
When I clean the house I hit the high spots and that's about all. This course will hit the high spots of ancient history.
hit it off, to be congenial or compatible; get along; agree.
We hit it off immediately with the new neighbors.
My sister and Ellen never really hit it off.
hit the books, to study hard; cram.
hit or miss, without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly.
The paint job had been done hit or miss.
More idioms and phrases containing hit
Example Sentences
Investment properties can be hit with higher mortgage rates than second homes.
But the film was a hit and Chopra won awards for her spirited performance.
Calls for Clarke to go really did hit a crescendo that summer.
Earlier in the speech he hit back at claims that Reform was a "one man band" but said it had to more to prepare for power.
He must also hit an operational milestone alongside each market milestone, which include the robot and vehicle targets.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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